Italian Slang: A

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Accidente, un

[ah-chee-DEN-tay] A darn thing, usually used in the negative, as in Non mi ricordo un'accidente - I don't recall a thing. In normal useage, an accident (as with a car) is un incidente.

QT adds: Ti venisse un accidente - "May you have an accident," an ill-wish which apparently refers more to serious illness (heart attack, stroke, etc.).

Accidenti

[ah-chee-DEN-ti] A mild expletive, in a league with drat, darn, heck.

Arrapare

[ar-ra-PAR-ray] To become sexually excited.

The graffiti scribbled on this poster says: "Would you get hot if this girl was your daughter? - This is too much. - www.cracra.org"

Attaccabottoni

[ah-TAHK-ka-bot-TONE-ee] Literally a "stick-to-buttons". A long-winded bore. Someone who "grabs you by the lapel" and won't let go. This term is not particularly rude, except to the person to whom you apply it!

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